Judge Ginger Berrigan has received a presentencing investigation report. While the exact recommendation for Nagin hasn’t been made public, experts believe the crimes would likely receive 12-20 years in prison.

However, in a filing Friday afternoon, Nagin’s attorney, Robert Jenkins, is asking for leniency, requesting a “variance from the sentencing guidelines and the sentencing range” that is in the report on Berrigan’s desk.

In a 10-page appeal to Berrigan, Jenkins notes that the judge can deviate from the recommendation and can take into consideration the circumstances of the individual and look at other cases to determine just how much time a defendant must serve.

The filing notes, “Mr. Nagin has been a devoted father, husband and supportive child to his parents, and greatly cares for the well-being of his family and is their caretaker. He is highly respected in the community and for good reason.”

It refers to his corruption counts as “a complete aberration to his otherwise outstanding life as a businessman, family member and citizen.”

Nagin is due in court July 2 to receive his sentence. He must forfeit $500,000 for his misconduct in office.

Nagin was convicted on 20 federal counts dating to his term as mayor of New Orleans.

FORMALLY ASKING A JUDGE TO SET ASIDE A SENTENCING RECOMMENDATION... AND HAND DOWN A LESS SEVERE PENALTY. LET'S GO TO WDSU NEWS REPORTER GINA SWANSON... WITH THE REASON WHY... GINA? CAMILLE, WE KNOW THAT JUDGE GINGER BERRIGAN HAS ALREADY RECEIVED WHAT IS CALLED THE PRESENTENCE INVESIGATION REPORT... AND WHILE THE EXACT RECOMMENDATION FOR RAY NAGIN HAS NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC, EXPERTS BELIEVE IT CALLS FOR 12-TO-20 YEARS IN PRISON. BUT IN A FILING THIS AFTERNOON, NAGIN'S ATTORNEY, ROBERT JENKINS, IS ASKING FOR LENIENCY... REQUESTING A, QUOTE, "VARIANCE FROM THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES AND THE SENTENCING RANGE" THAT IS IN THE REPORT ON HER DESK. IN A 10-PAGE APPEAL TO BERRIGAN, JENKINS NOTES THAT THE JUDGE CAN DEVIATE FROM THE RECOMMENDATION -- CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INDIVIDUAL... AND LOOK AT OTHER CASES TO DETERMINE JUST HOW MUCH TIME A DEFENDANT MUST SERVE. THE FILING NOTES, QUOTE: MR. NAGIN HAS BEENA DEVOTED FATHER, HUSBAND, AND SUPPORTIVE CHILD TO HIS PARENTS, AND GREATLY CARES FOR THE WELL BEING OF HIS FAMILY, AND IS THEIR CARETAKER... HE IS HIGHLY RESPECTED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND FOR GOOD REASON. IT REFERS TO HIS CORRUPTION COUNTS AS, QUOTE, "A COMPLETE ABERRATION TO HIS OTHERWISE OUTSTANDING LIFE AS A BUSINESSMAN, FAMILY MEMBER AND CITIZEN." NAGIN IS DUE IN COURT JULY 2 TO RECEIVE HIS SENTENCE. WE ALREADY KNOW HE MUST FORFEIT A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS FOR HIS MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE. CAMILLE. NAGIN WAS CONVICTED ON 20 FEDERAL COUNTS DATING TO HIS TERM AS MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS.